I bought my computer 4 years ago, and sadly, it's come to that point again where I must upgrade to run the latest games. My main goals with this upgrade are to have it be able to run the newer games coming out, such as Battle Field Bad Company 2. I'm not the most tech savy, so when explaining things I appologize if I seem a little dumb. Here's the specs right now:
Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 (build 6001)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (Canada) Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.67 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
Drives Memory Modules c,d
500.10 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
276.89 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
ST3500630AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 6QG0H7NT, rev 3.AAK, SMART Status: Healthy 2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' is Empty
Slot 'A2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 500.10 GB
I have a bunch more I can put it, just not sure what you guys are willing to sift through. Like I said before, I want to be able to run the newest games coming out at the highest possible settings. My computer right now runs the bad company 2 beta reasonably well at the lowest settings and at 1440x900 resolution, but when things pick it up it gets choppy.
The big issue with upgrading is I went to a computer store, and they were saying if you want to upgrade this, then this has to be upgraded. What I really want out of this post is what things I need to upgrade, and what things have to be changed it order to make the upgrades work. I have $800 I can spend on this upgrade. I want this upgrade to last me another 3 or 4 years into the future, so when recommending parts, please keep that in mind. I want graphics cards and the like that will be able to run new games coming out within the next 3 to 4 years with relative ease. And if I can't get any recommendations on what to get, I'd like to at least know what components I have to upgrade. Thanks for your help
Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 (build 6001)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (Canada) Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
2.67 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
4096 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R
Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
Drives Memory Modules c,d
500.10 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
276.89 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
ST3500630AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 6QG0H7NT, rev 3.AAK, SMART Status: Healthy 2046 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' is Empty
Slot 'A2' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 500.10 GB
I have a bunch more I can put it, just not sure what you guys are willing to sift through. Like I said before, I want to be able to run the newest games coming out at the highest possible settings. My computer right now runs the bad company 2 beta reasonably well at the lowest settings and at 1440x900 resolution, but when things pick it up it gets choppy.
The big issue with upgrading is I went to a computer store, and they were saying if you want to upgrade this, then this has to be upgraded. What I really want out of this post is what things I need to upgrade, and what things have to be changed it order to make the upgrades work. I have $800 I can spend on this upgrade. I want this upgrade to last me another 3 or 4 years into the future, so when recommending parts, please keep that in mind. I want graphics cards and the like that will be able to run new games coming out within the next 3 to 4 years with relative ease. And if I can't get any recommendations on what to get, I'd like to at least know what components I have to upgrade. Thanks for your help